Ranunculus hirtellus

Ranunculus hirtellus Royle, Ill. Bot. Himal. Mts. 53 53 1834. (Syn: Ranunculus attenuatus Royle ex D.Don; Ranunculus choorensis Royle ex D.Don; Ranunculus glabellus Royle ex D.Don; Ranunculus glabratus Hook.fil. & Thoms. (ambiguous synonym); Ranunculus jilongensis L.Liou; Ranunculus nepalinus Jacquem. ex Aitch.; Ranunculus nervosus Royle ex D.Don);
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India: North-West to North-East Himalaya, temperate to subalpine slopes at 2000 – 4500 m. Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, and Arunachal Pradesh; Afghanistan; Pakistan; Nepal and China (Tibet) as per Srivastava SK (2010) Revision of genus Ranunculus L.(Ranunculaceae) in India. Taiwania 55(3): 273-314. [Full text with line diagrams];
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Myanmar [Burma] (Kachin), Pakistan (widespread), Pakistani Kashmir, Jammu & Kashmir, India (Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh), Sikkim, Nepal, Afghanistan (Kunar / Nuristan, Nangarhar, Paktia / Khost), China (Sichuan, Yunnan, Qinghai), Tibet as per Catalogue of Life
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Small alpine herb with deeply tripartite leaves, upper amplexicaule, nearly 1.5 cm across flowers and somewhat inflated achenes.
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Ranunculus hirtellus Royle,  Ill. Bot. Himal. Mts. 53 53 1834
Small alpine herb with deeply tripartite leaves, upper amplexicaule, nearly 1.5 cm across flowers and somewhat inflated achenes.
Photographed from Khillenmarg meadow in Kashmir.

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Khillenmarg on June 19, 2010- Kashmir; Ranunculus hirtellus from Kashmir – efloraofindia | Google Groups


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Ranunculus diffusus:
Ranunculus diffusus from Gulmarg. Pl validate


The flowers look too big for R. diffusus. I think think this one is R. hirtellus, very common in Gulmarg and Khillenmarg.


Ranunculus hirtellus



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Kindly confirm the species identification
Date: 16th July 2011.
Location: Paddar valley district Kishtwar J&K.
Altitude: About 3000 meters asl
Plant habit/habitat: Wild herb
Plant height: 20-40 cms

I hope Ranunculus hirtellus



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VoF Week: Ranunculus laetus from valley:
Ranunculus laetus from valley


I think rather Ranunculus hirtellus. Please upload photograph with leaves to make things clear.


Yes R. hirtellus



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Seen this herb en-route Dhel Pass at GHNP at an altitude of apprx. 3500m.
Could this be Ranunculus laetus ?? pl. validate the ID..
Family: Ranunculaceae
Date/Time: 28-09-2014 / 10:30AM


Not R. laetus. Some other species of Ranunculus.


I think it’s Ranunculus hirtellus


The plant resembles R. bulbosus


Ranunculus bulbosus is not found in India as per Ranunculus 


I also think it to be R. hirtellus



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Ranunculaceae Fortnight:: Chakrata-Ranunculus for specific id:: NS 2015 Jan-28 :  2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (5).
This Ranunculus was recorded from Chakrata, in August..
Help in specific id requested..


I hope R. hirtellus


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Ranunculaceae Fortnight: Ranunculus hirtellus from Kashmir-GSJAN44/44 : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (4)
Ranunculus hirtellus Royle,  Ill. Bot. Himal. Mts. 53 53 1834
Small alpine herb with deeply tripartite leaves, upper amplexicaule, nearly 1.5 cm across flowers and somewhat inflated achenes.
Photographed from Khillenmarg meadow in Kashmir.

Beautiful uploads!


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Seen this herb en-route Dhel Pass at GHNP at an altitude of apprx. 3500m.
Could this be Ranunculus hirtellus
Family: Ranunculaceae
Date/Time: 28-09-2014 / 10:30AM



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ANJUN29/30 Ranunculus sp. for identification (Churdhar Trip 29) : 5 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (4)

Family: Ranunculaceae
Date: 26th May 2015
Place: Churdhar Sanctuary, Himachal Pradesh

Habit: Herb
Altitude: 2800 metres above sea level


Ranunculus species in eFloraofindia (with details/ keys from published papers/ regional floras/ FRLHT/ FOI/ Biotik/ efloras/ books etc., where ever available) 


I think, Ranunculus hirtellus.


Thank you …



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Anemone obtusiloba for confirmation, Tunganath trek : 5 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (3)
Could this be Anemone obtusiloba
looks very similar to this
would appreciate an identification
we saw this on the Tunganath trek Uttarakhand
at an altitude of about 12,000 feet
in the first week of may 2018

Ranunculus diffusus DC  ??


I think that you are right about this

To me appears more closer to images at Ranunculus hirtellus rather than those at Ranunculus diffusus


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Ranunculus species from Paddar valley J&K 140712:

Kindly identify this Ranunculus species
Location: Paddar valley J&K
Altitude: 3000 meters
Date: 17th May 2012
Habit/Habitat: Wild small herb
Height: 10-15 cms

I hope Ranunculus hirtellus


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Family: Ranunculaceae
Loc.: Churdhar Wildlife sanctuary, Himachal Pradesh (ca 1500m)
Date: August, 2010


In absence of lower leaves the closest match for me is Ranunculus distans (syn: R. laetus).


Smaller flower size, hairy achenes, I think R. hirtellus



id request Ranunculus diffusus?: 2 high res. images.
Please have a look at the attached images of Ranunculus, it seems R. diffusus for me.

Captured – Tungnath Uttarakhand.
alt 3300m amsl.
April 2021

No diffusus. Please add images of habitat, leaf, fruit if any and other aspects of the sp.


Sorry sir, have only these two images.


To me appears close to images at Ranunculus hirtellus Royle as per comparative images at Ranunculus.
Habit image may have settled the issue.



Ranunculus for ID from Gulmarg Kashmir-29112021-1: 4 high res. images.
Ranunculus for ID from Gulmarg, Kashmir, alt 2500 m, clicked on 8-6-2012.


Any fruit image ???


Pl. check images at Ranunculus hirtellus Royle
To me appears close.
2nd option is Ranunculus distans subsp. distans


yes it is possible.


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I’d required for this Ranunculus sp: 1 high res. image.
Location: Rajouri j and k
Date: 5/01/2023


May be Ranunculus hirtellus.


Any other images ?


Any other images, …
May be, but difficult to confirm as per
https://efloraofindia.com/2011/03/26/ranunculus-hirtellus/


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SK 3823 28 July 2023: 14 high res. images.

Location: Tilachan, Patihalne, Baglung, Nepal 
Date: 31 May 2023
Elevation: 3100 m.
Habit : Wild
Ranunculus hirtellus Royle ?

Yes, appears close to images at
https://efloraofindia.com/2011/03/26/ranunculus-hirtellus/


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Ranunculus hirtellus- Amarnath Yatra: 10 images.
This herb was seen alongside the trek on the slopes at an elevation of around 12,500 ft. while trekking from Seshnag Camp (12,000 ft.) to Mahaguna (Ganesh) Top (14,800 ft.) on 8.7.26.


Yes


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Ranunculas species 2- Amarnath yatra: 3 images.

These images were captured alongside the trek at around 11000 ft. elevation before Nagakoti (11,700 ft), while trekking from Pissu Top (11,800 ft.) to Seshnag Camp (12,000 ft.) on 7.7.26.
I could not find a match as per comparative images at
https://efloraofindia.com/efi/ranunculus/


Ranunculus hirtellus Royle ??


Leaves look different.


Sir actually in your photograph flower is not very clear; however, the plant looks like Ranunculus hirtellus as … suggested.  Very few leaves are visible so confirmation will require examining the leaves aslo. The visible leaves are almost similar to to suggested leaves near flowering shoot. In Ranunculus this is the most common species found grown in lower to higer altitudes. It is common alpine herb which grows extensively across the Himalayas (from Kashmir to Sikkim) at altitudes ranging from 6000 to 15000 ft. It is commonly reported around 12,500 feet in the alpine trek routes.



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Updated on September 16, 2026

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